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The default setting places the video into the Program Files(x86)\Camstudio folder, named with the time and date. This can be changed.

The setting is in the "Name of AVI File" option under Program Options, not the "Directory for Recording" option, which selects only the location for the temp files. Change it to "Ask for Filename" and you may then select where you want to save the file.

No, just hitting the stop button should have compiled the two temp files (audio and video) into a final version.

Try a test recording and look for an AVI file in the Program Files(x86)\CamStudio folder.

Anyway, I always use the "Ask for Filename" option under "Name of AVI File". Time-stamps just don't speak to me!

You didn't by any chance go over the 2GB file size limit with that recording, did you? That will crash CamStudio and, although it may not close the program, it will fail to write the final files in that case.

yeah i dont get it.. so i just had to reload windows and thats why i had to set up camstudio again. Computer is set to show all files but i still dont see anything. its not an issue because what i recorded was just a test, but it frustrates me that i cant find it!

Set it to "ask for file name" in the "Name of AVI file" option, and then you can save videos anywhere you like - but I am still totally mystified as to why you aren't seeing the auto-saved ones.

booklover and I have just verified that if you set the temp directories using Options|Program Options|Directory for Recording that the automatically named finished files will end up in there as well. So, take a look into that folder for your file, perhaps.

Anyone who uses Vista or Win 7 should remember that CamStudio generally produces "compatibility files" which will be quarantined by MS UAC if saved in "protected areas" (often anyplace in C). When you save such a file in a protected area, you'll see a "compatibility file" link at the top of the page. Click on it and your saved files will show up. For ways of dealing with this situation, have a look at this: